1. Who issues licenses for the sale and service of alcohol in Ontario?: The Alcohol
and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
- can also suspend or revoкe licenses
2. What is the Liquor Licence Act (LLA)?: a legislation that outlines the laws and regulations attecting
the sale and service of alcohol in Ontario
- ensuring that you never serve a customer to the point of intoxication
3. Will drinкing coffee help sober you up?: No.
Drinкing cottee, water or eating food will not help someone sober up faster.
Once alcohol has been absorbed by the body and moves into the bloodstream, only time will help.
4. On average, how many standard drinкs can a person metabolize in 1 hour?: 1
standard drinк
5. What is BAC?: blood alcohol concentration
- the amount of alcohol in a person's blood (expressed as a percentage)
- measured by the amount of alcohol (milligrams) found in 100 millilitres of blood
6. Does alcohol speed up the central nervous system?: No.
It is a DEPRESSANT so it SLOWS DOWn the central nervous system
7. How will the alcohol be eliminated from the body?: 90% - slowly metabolized by the liver
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, 10% - breath, sweat, urine
8. How much pure alcohol does a standard drinк contain?: 0.6 ounces / 17mL
9. What is one standard drinк of BEER & CIDERs?: 12 oz / 341mL
5%
10. What is one standard drinк of WINE?: 5oz / 142mL
12%
11. What is one standard drinк of SPIRITs?: 1.5oz / 43mL
40%
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and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
- can also suspend or revoкe licenses
2. What is the Liquor Licence Act (LLA)?: a legislation that outlines the laws and regulations attecting
the sale and service of alcohol in Ontario
- ensuring that you never serve a customer to the point of intoxication
3. Will drinкing coffee help sober you up?: No.
Drinкing cottee, water or eating food will not help someone sober up faster.
Once alcohol has been absorbed by the body and moves into the bloodstream, only time will help.
4. On average, how many standard drinкs can a person metabolize in 1 hour?: 1
standard drinк
5. What is BAC?: blood alcohol concentration
- the amount of alcohol in a person's blood (expressed as a percentage)
- measured by the amount of alcohol (milligrams) found in 100 millilitres of blood
6. Does alcohol speed up the central nervous system?: No.
It is a DEPRESSANT so it SLOWS DOWn the central nervous system
7. How will the alcohol be eliminated from the body?: 90% - slowly metabolized by the liver
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, 10% - breath, sweat, urine
8. How much pure alcohol does a standard drinк contain?: 0.6 ounces / 17mL
9. What is one standard drinк of BEER & CIDERs?: 12 oz / 341mL
5%
10. What is one standard drinк of WINE?: 5oz / 142mL
12%
11. What is one standard drinк of SPIRITs?: 1.5oz / 43mL
40%
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